51Թ

Advertisement

Advertisement

lily pad

noun

  1. the large, floating leaf of a water lily.



lily pad

noun

  1. any of the floating leaves of a water lily

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lily pad1

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

The line brings to life the garden’s delicate wildflowers and rippling fountains in playful, painterly prints, featuring blossoming orange poppies and deep purple lily pads.

From

Rick stumbles with Chelsea into the nearby water; their bodies floating alongside lily pads.

From

Villarreal: I am ready to float on a lily pad the whole season.

From

Beneath a floating canopy of lily pads in Cedar Lake, Canada, a swarm of western toad tadpoles glided gracefully through the water.

From

“A lot of people like to store their lily pads from boating on a hoist,” pulley system, she says.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


lily of the valleylily-trotter